Beginners Guide to

the 7 Energy Chakras

Let’s talk about energy chakras. Do you know how to balance your own energy to balance your life?

At the moment I have it in abundance and if I am being truthful, I usually have lots of energy. I have been researching the 7 chakras lately and now realise how my thoughts control the energy that flows through and around me. Hey, I have pretty positive thoughts most of the time – the glass is always half full in my eyes.

So what is a chakra? Imagine chakras as energy centres within your body. Each energy centre is shaped like a wheel, with blades constantly turning and overlapping each other. The body has 7 of these wheels of energy and these are called chakras. (Chakras in the ancient eastern language of Sanskrit means wheel). When these chakras are in balance, so too are our thoughts, energy levels and feelings about life.

What are the 7 chakras?

The Root Chakra: (Muladhara)

This is the first chakra found at the base of the spine and it is the foundation on which we build our life. The root chakra is associated with the following functions and characteristics:

Security, safety

Survival

Basic needs (food, sleep, shelter, self-preservation, etc.)

Physicality, physical identity and aspects of self

Grounding

Support and foundation for living our lives

IMBALANCED: If the root chakra is imbalanced, the emotional ramifications can be related to:

Excessive negativity, cynicism

Eating disorders

Greed, avarice

Illusion

Excessive feeling of insecurity, living in survival mode constantly

The Sacral Chakra: (Swadhisthana)

The second chakra is found a few inches below the navel in the centre of the body and it is associated with the emotional body, sensuality and creativity. The sacral chakra can be related with the following psychological and behavioural functions:

Emotions, feelings

Relationships, relating

Expression of sexuality, sensual pleasure

Feeling the outer and inner worlds

Creativity

IMBALANCED: If the sacral chakra is imbalanced, it can manifest itself in the following ways:

Dependency, co-dependency with other people or a substance that grants you easy access to pleasure

Being ruled by your emotions

The opposite: Feeling numb, out of touch with yourself and how you feel

Overindulgence in fantasies, sexual obsessions

Or the opposite: Lack of sexual desire or satisfaction

Feeling stuck in a particular feeling or mood

The Solar Plexus Chakra: (Manipura)

The third chakra is found in the upper part of the belly, where your diaphragm rests and is about radiating your power in the world through the expression of will, personal power and mental abilities. The Solar Plexus chakra main meanings are related to:

On the opposite side, a closed throat chakra might manifest as excessive secretiveness or shyness

Lack of connection with a vocation or purpose in life

The Third Eye Chakra:(Ajna)

The sixth chakra is found between the eyebrows, slightly above the nose and is the centre of intuition and foresight and driven by openness and imagination. The Third Eye chakra is often associated with:

The Crown Chakra: (Sahasrara)

The seventh chakra is found on top of the head or slightly above it and is associated with the brain and the entire nervous system and has a strong connection back to the root chakra. The Crown chakra is often related to:

Consciousness

Awareness of higher consciousness, wisdom, of what is sacred

Connection with the formless, the limitless

Realisation, liberation from limiting patterns

Communion with higher states of consciousness, with

Ecstasy, bliss

Presence

IMBALANCED: If the Crown chakra is imbalanced, it can manifest in the following ways:

Being disconnected to spirit, constant cynicism regarding what is sacred

On the opposite side, an overactive crown chakra could manifest as a disconnection with the body

Living in your head, being disconnected from your body and earthly matters

Obsessive attachment to spiritual matters

Closed-mindedness

After reading about the 7 energy chakras, are you able to identify where you may be lacking balance in your life?

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I’ve always wondered about the chakras and how understanding them may help me feel more balanced in life. I am interested in finding more about essential oils too that connect to the chakras. Will have to look into that.

Very interesting. My anxiety manifests in my throat. I’m having a bad case this week and it feels like someone is strangling me. I’ve always been interested with the throat chakra. A friend gave me a balancing mist recently and I’ve been dousing myself in it lol.

The throat chakra is blue in colour so anything that inspires you with blue should be around you. Balancing your chakras is all about taking back control of your health wellbeing and working with your energy.

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